The Ecclesiastical Share of the Dartmouth Trust
Analysis
The Ecclesiastical Share of the Dartmouth Trust is a registered charity in England and Wales, based in Devon. It was registered in October 1988, 38 years ago. Its declared purposes cover religious activities, which this site groups under religion. It says it other charitable activities.
In the financial year ending December 2025, The Ecclesiastical Share of the Dartmouth Trust reported income of £184k and spending of £164k, spending 89% of its income. Across the 5 years on record, from December 2021 to December 2025, income grew from £161k to £184k (+15%), an average of +3.5% a year. The sharpest change came in the year to December 2022, when income rose by 72%. Over the whole period it spent 84% of the income it received.
Among 20,496 England and Wales charities whose main cause is religion and that reported income, The Ecclesiastical Share of the Dartmouth Trust sits at the 77th percentile: it is larger than about 77% of them. Against every charity in England and Wales with reported income it ranks in the 80th percentile. Charities of a similar size with the same main cause include Hill Cliffe Baptist Church (£184k), Albanian Evangelical Mission (£184k) and St John Cassian CIO (£184k).
Income and spending
Where the income comes from
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In the charity's own words
Maintains three church buildings for regular use by the general public and various local bodies, eg. music festival, Dartmouth Orchestral Society, Dartmouth Community College Womens Institute. Also maintains a building used by Dartmouth pre-school, Dartmouth Brownies and Dartmouth Players (amateur dramatics).
Similar-sized charities, same cause
| Charity | Location | Income |
|---|---|---|
| Hill Cliffe Baptist Church | Warrington | £184k |
| Albanian Evangelical Mission | Cambridgeshire | £184k |
| St John Cassian CIO | Oxford | £184k |
| The Parochial Church Council of the Ecclesiastical Parish of Drypool, Hull | Hull | £184k |